Last week I pointed out an unexplained situation on the Kingfisher Airlines KingClub website, which mentioned Politician size sleeper suits. I figure no one had an answer to what these mean, because no one has still told me what size this means. However, looks like this is one airline which loves to also carry on traditions of the past. I just noticed while pricing a ticket, that you could still accrue miles on the NWA program, although the airline itself is long painted in Delta colors as of 2008. I’d love to poke more fun on the Kingfisher website, but what they really need to do is check their website for copy errors one time, for good, and thoroughly.…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for November 2011.
Kingfisher Airlines prepares for oneworld, ties up with American Airlines for frequent flyer partnership
Kingfisher has been gradually in the process of setting up bilateral arrangements with various oneworld alliance member airlines to be able to come on board the alliance early 2012. It already has a tie-up with some notable ow carriers such as BA and Finnair, and has now lined up AA as a partner with effect from Nov 1, 2011. As a part of this agreement, KingClub members will be able to earn and redeem KingMiles on American Airlines flights, and AAdvantage members will be able to earn and redeem AAdvantage miles on Kingfisher flights. While this will not count for EQMs right now, once the membership in OW is confirmed, IT flights should count for EQMs also. Kingfisher is considered…
Jet A meet Jet B: 9W to interline with B6
Jet Airways (9W) and JetBlue Airlines (B6) today announced an interlining agreement, which adds another major American airline into the fold of Jet Airways to connect across the USA. Jet Airways has partnerships with Delta, American, United and US Airways in the US, and with this alliance, 9W passengers have the ability to buy tickets to any American destination on a single ticket after arriving into JFK/EWR.Similarly, JetBlue passengers can now hop on to a plane from the USA to Brussels or India using 9W. With the quality coach product on both the airlines, it sure looks like an awesome match. Now, next thing on the wishlist, where I hope 9W makes some codeshares in the USA.
Gotta Scoot!!?!!
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, scoot means “to move swiftly”, but with the new Singapore Airlines subsidiary choosing to be named “Scoot”, I am not sure if they are hitting or missing the point. To me, it looks more like they are missing the point than getting it! Scoot, which was officially unveiled today, has been getting quite some press even before it took off. With this airline, Singapore Airlines wants to complete the loop of offering a choice of services to passengers. SIA being the full-service version, SilkAir being the regional version and Scoot being the medium to long-haul intercontinental version. The modus operandi is simple. The airline will operate in a 2-class configuration, and allow customization of most…
